EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary

    Usually written using kana alone

    商売のいろはも知らない。
    I don't know the ABC of business.
  2. fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 以呂波【いろは】色葉【いろは】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
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Italy, that one

Kun
かれ
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Jinmeiyō
JLPT
N1
Frequency
703 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 47

Built from

Used in names as

これただよしいと

Dictionary and index codes (24)
CodeReference
1-2-4SKIP code
2a4.6The Kanji Dictionary
2725.7Four corner code
2160deroo
4f0aUnicode hex code
1-16-43JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
372Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
134New Nelson (John Haig)
49New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
52Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
33Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
33Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1161Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1245Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
603A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
237Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1909Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
432Morohashi
2011Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1169Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1Pinyin reading
iKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
47WaniKani level
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spine, backbone

Kun
せぼね
On
リョ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
2055 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 52

Built from

Used in names as

ともなが

Dictionary and index codes (24)
CodeReference
2-3-4, 4-7-1SKIP code
3d4.16The Kanji Dictionary
6060.0Four corner code
5442Unicode hex code
1-47-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
891Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
728New Nelson (John Haig)
2187New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2713Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1385Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1872Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
24Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
24Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1509A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
459Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1997Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3386Morohashi
2036Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1396Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
24Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lu:3Pinyin reading
ryeoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
52WaniKani level
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waves, billows, Poland

Kun
なみ
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
740 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

ひらみなみなみ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.9The Kanji Dictionary
3414.7Four corner code
367deroo
6ce2Unicode hex code
1-39-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2529Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3101New Nelson (John Haig)
330New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
388Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
245Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
292Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
803Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
866Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
606A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
596Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
484Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17308Morohashi
367A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
666Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
677Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
298sakade
677Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
387henshall3
309Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
913Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1177Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
811Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bo1, po1Pinyin reading
paKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level